58 projects with a total cost of $
188.7 million are planned to be implemented in the FEZ. According to
preliminary estimates, as a result of their realization, manufacturing will be
at $ 258.2 million and goods for $ 80.5 million will be exported.

As reported in the directorate of the Urgut FEZ, construction works are
currently underway in the framework of projects. In particular, the
construction of industrial buildings on the Sariktepa plateau of the Urgut
district is being completed within the framework of the project “Production of
polymer and plastic products, disposable razors, toothbrushes and wet napkins”,
realized by the company Urgut Mikro Metall, worth $ 2 million. Contracts with
foreign partners have been signed to supply the necessary equipment.

Procurement is in progress for equipment for the project “Production of
gas stoves and electric ovens” of the Sam Elektro Servis limited liability
company for $ 4.1 million is being continued. “Measures are planned to create a
comprehensively convenient and thought-out engineering and communication
infrastructure on the territory of the free economic zone,” said Bakhtiyor
Soatov, head of the infrastructure development subsidiary of the FEZ
directorate. “So, it is planned to repair capitally motor roads with the length
of 42 km, lay 65.5 km of gas pipelines, 17.5 km of electric grids and 24.5 km
of water pipes, build 4 substations and 4 hydroconstructions.”

In order to create a modern telecommunications network, it is planned to
conduct 37 kilometers of communication lines and establish base stations. At
present, these tasks are being implemented on schedule. According to the
general plan, 7 km of internal roads have been built on the Sariktepa plateau.
To ensure the uninterrupted supply of the enterprises built on this array of
electric power, 2.8 km of power transmission lines are stretched from the
substation Sugdiyona.

Business in a market economy acts as
the main sector that determines the pace of economic growth. All developed
countries actively support this sector, since the economic stability of the
country and the bulk of the population’s employment depend on it.

In Uzbekistan, small businesses and private entrepreneurs play a
significant role in creating new jobs and stable sources of income for the
population.

At the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan, this year was declared
the Year of Support for Active Enterprise, Innovative Ideas and Technologies,
and the corresponding State Program was approved.

In accordance with it, the head of state announced a moratorium on
inspections of financial and economic activities of business entities for a
period of two years. This preference will create conditions for businessmen to
effectively implement their entrepreneurial activities and increase their
growth rates.

It should be noted that the activities implemented in accordance with
the Strategy for Actions in the Year of Dialogue with the People and of Human
Interests were successfully implemented. In particular, in 2017 Uzbekistan
completely switched to free currency conversion, eliminated barriers to its
purchase, abolished the obsolete order for compulsory sale of foreign exchange
earnings from exports of goods and services, and also guaranteed investment and
repatriation of profits.

Import customs payments have been reduced, and for some products they
have been completely abolished, work on reducing the tax burden for business is
constantly being carried out.

In accordance with the legislative acts, the principle of priority of
the rights of entrepreneurs in all spheres of relations with government
authorities has been created, the liability of officials for violations
committed by them with respect to business entities and private property has
been significantly increased.

Along with this, new measures aimed at liberalizing the responsibility
of business representatives have been established. The procedure was
introduced, such as the release of business entities and their employees from
all types of liability if they committed offenses for the first time in the
conduct of financial and economic activities and voluntarily eliminated the
violations and compensated for the material damage. In addition, a ban on the
application of criminal punishment in the form of deprivation of the right to engage
in business activities is established.

These measures give an opportunity to citizens who have committed
offenses for the first time and have cleared their fault, to continue their
entrepreneurial activity without negative consequences, which also stimulates
their business activity.

To improve the favorable investment environment, fourteen free economic
zones have been created, where investors are granted broad benefits.

As a result of these and other measures, more than 150,000 business
entities were created in Uzbekistan alone in 2017, of which over 200 are
enterprises with foreign investments.

Thanks to the measures taken, Uzbekistan in the World Bank’s Doing
Business 2018 ranking has climbed 13 positions over the past year alone and
entered the top ten world leaders to improve the business climate.

The Concept of Administrative Reform in the Republic of Uzbekistan has
been adopted, where further reduction of administrative influence on the
economy branches and expansion of market management mechanisms are clearly
regulated.

It is important to note that, along with the measures taken to improve
the business environment, protecting the rights and legitimate interests of
businessmen is also a priority.

To create new effective mechanisms in this sphere, the institution of
the Commissioner for the Protection of Rights and Legitimate Interests of
Entrepreneurs was established for the first time in the country. That is, we
have moved to a qualitatively new level of public policy in this area.

The Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs
exercises his powers independently and autonomously of state bodies, their
officials, subject only to the Constitution and the laws of the country. In his
activities he provides an objective assessment of the facts of violation of the
rights of entrepreneurs, takes measures to timely eliminate violations of the
law.

It is important that the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights
of Entrepreneurs is appointed and dismissed by the President of Uzbekistan and
enjoys the right of immunity.

To implement the Commissioner’s tasks, the institution was granted a
number of rights and powers. In particular, it has the right to declare in
writing to officials of state bodies and other organizations caveats, to make
their leaders aware of the elimination of the revealed violations of the law,
the reasons and conditions that facilitate them, apply to the courts with
applications and claims in the interests of business entities.

Last year, the Commissioner visited all regions and cities of the
regions of the republic, held an open dialogue with over 30,000 entrepreneurs
and provided practical assistance to those who applied for it. He examined over
700 applications of business structures. About 200 of them are positively
solved.

In addition, they signed memoranda with state bodies, non-governmental
non-profit organizations and other civil society institutions on cooperation in
the field of protecting the rights of business entities and developing their
activities.

The ongoing activities in the future will serve to support business
entities, guarantee their legal protection, as well as to prevent various
barriers and barriers that arise before them.

Lyamiya Khudoyarova, consultant of
the Office of the Commissioner under the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan for the protection of rights and legitimate interests of business
entities.

One may often encounter expert
evaluations in the media justifying the need to create an Astana-Tashkent axis.
One of those is the Uzbek analyst Bakhtiyor Ergashev, who believes that the
launch of such a geopolitical and geo-economic project will open up additional
opportunities not only for Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, but also for other
countries of the region.

In his opinion, in the economic sense, the formation of the
Astana-Tashkent axis has deep and long-term bases. In Kazakhstan, asserts
Ergashev, the program of forced and innovative development is underway... Uzbekistan
continues the implementation of a vigorous policy aimed at industrialization,
the delivery of new production clusters, the formation of new industries, the
increase in the share of manufacturing industry in GDP... That is,
synchronously, two countries are undergoing processes that enhance their
economic potential, open up opportunities for the economies to be more
interdependent, with more interaction. Conditions are created for expanding and
diversifying the commodity structure of the exports of the two nations, the
expert points out.

Speaking about obstacles to creating an ‘axis’, the expert says that
“Kazakhstan participates in certain post-Soviet institutions, while Uzbekistan
does not. This, undoubtedly, creates restrictions on the way of formation of
the serious geopolitical and geo-economic axis of Astana-Tashkent. First of
all, of course, there are Kazakhstan’s obligations in the Eurasian Economic
Union. The frontier of the organization passes along the border between
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and Uzbekistan is not a member of the EAEU. Astana
is a member of the CSTO, while Tashkent suspended its membership back in 2013.
Kazakhstan is a member of the WTO, and Uzbekistan today is very far from this
uninteresting and half-dead organization. Participation of one country and
non-participation of another in certain international organizations undoubtedly
creates obstacles for a more rapid formation of the Astana-Tashkent axis.
Therefore, there is no need to speak about the accelerated formation of this
axis, but it has prospects – that’s for sure.”

In addition, the expert believes that “the state of affairs in the
region as a whole largely depends on the state of relations between the two
countries. The economies of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan do not compete with each
other, and in many industries complement each other. Unlike Russia, with which
Kazakhstan has serious competition in such sectors as oil production and its
exports, grain production and exports, Uzbekistan has almost no sectors with
which national producers compete with Kazakhstan,” Ergashev said.

The most important task facing Astana and Tashkent in the medium term,
in the analyst’s opinion, is the diversification of the structure of foreign
trade between the two nations: “If we look at the structure of trade turnover,
we get a not very bright picture.”

To solve the problem of diversification, according to the expert,
countries need to address issues of improving the foreign trade regime,
encouraging and protecting mutual investments, and optimizing taxation issues.
“Uzbekistan, implementing the strategy of export-oriented development with an
emphasis on accelerated industrialization, and Kazakhstan, implementing the
program of forced industrial-innovative development and embarking on the realization
of the third stage of modernization, are at a qualitatively new stage in the
development of national economies, which creates conditions for deepening and
expanding the formats of mutual cooperation. There is a huge field for work,
joint initiatives and investments. And you need to remove obstacles on this
path,” emphasizes the analyst.

For many years, the main items of Uzbekistan’s exports to Kazakhstan
have been natural gas, cotton fiber, fertilizers, fruit and vegetable products.

And from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan, mainly grains, flour, as well as
ferrous and non-ferrous metals are exported.

The global and regional powers, Afghanistan’s neighbors will attend the
Tashkent International Conference “Peace Process, Security Cooperation and
Regional Connectivity”

From the early days of his
leadership of the country, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat
Mirziyoyev defined building up constructive, mutually advantageous and
good-neighborly relations with Central Asian nations and cementing security in
this part of the world as the principal foreign policy priority.

Uzbekistan’s leader detailed the
international community about his strategic vision for ensuring regional
security and stability in September 2017 at the 72nd Session of the United
Nations General Assembly in New York City. In November later that year, during
the Samarkand Conference “Central Asia: One Past and a Common Future,
Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Mutual Prosperity”, President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed a comprehensive program of joint efforts at the
regional and international levels to secure enduring peace and stability in
Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

The policy implications of the
speeches by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at those international
forums, his examination of the current situation in Central Asia and
Afghanistan and the prospects of developments have generated a reflective
interest in the international community.

As the President has noted, “Central
Asia, being in the heart of Eurasia, stands as a bridge connecting Europe and
the Middle East, South and East Asia”. The region is rich in natural resources.
There is a unique cultural and civilization potential, which has had a decisive
influence on the development of many countries and entire regions.

In the meantime, according to President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Central Asia constitutes a crossing point of the interests
of world powers, and the region adjoins the pivots of instability and conflict,
experiencing the impact of all the downbeat processes occurring in the near and
far abroad.

In this regard, the President of
Uzbekistan was right in posing the question as to what developments the region
can encounter. Will it go under the scenario of conflicts and confrontations or
along the path of cooperation and progress?

The answer is obvious, that is,
everything depends, first and foremost, on the willingness of the Central Asian
states to assume responsibility for the common future of the region.

Bordering on all countries of
Central Asia, Uzbekistan is unswervingly interested in the region becoming a
zone of stability, sustainable development and good-neighborliness.

Meanwhile, it is impossible to
achieve those objectives without addressing one of the most pressing regional
and global issues, namely, the conflict in the neighboring Afghanistan, which
historically and geopolitically is an integral part of our common region.

Peace in Afghanistan is bedrock of
stability and prosperity of Central Asia. Speaking at the international
conference in Samarkand, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated frankly that it is
essential to refuse to divide the security threats into ‘our own and those of
others’ and in fact adhere to the principle of indivisibility of security.

A peaceful Afghanistan is able to
ensure the shortest possible access for the nations of Central Asia to the
harbors of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, to connect India, Iran and
Pakistan with the markets of Europe and the Middle East.

To this end, what comes to the fore
of the problem is the formation of an extensive and solid international
consensus on the basic issues of establishing peace and security in
Afghanistan, supporting the efforts of Afghan-led, Afghan-owned process for
national reconciliation in the country.

Uzbekistan has always been and
remains a fundamental advocate of a political settlement of the situation in
Afghanistan, making its feasible contribution to the country’s socio-economic development.

In this regard, Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s
initiative to organize – on March 26-27 this year in Tashkent, jointly with the
Afghan side – an international high-level conference on Afghanistan, “Peace
Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity”, is an important part
of the Uzbek leadership’s overall strategy to provide for regional security and
stability.

Our country has been an active party
to almost all international forums addressing the Afghan crisis, including the
Kabul Process, the Moscow Format, the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process, the
International Contact Group on Afghanistan, the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group,
the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA).

During a UN Security Council session
in New York on January 19, 2018, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan delivered a joint
presentation of the forthcoming Tashkent forum.

The conference in Tashkent is due
following the second meeting of the Kabul Process that took place on February
28 this year in Afghanistan’s capital. It will come to be a logical extension
of the efforts undertaken by the international community to secure peace and
stability in the country.

President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Ashraf Ghani are to deliver keynote speeches at the opening ceremony of the
conference.

Among those invited to the Tashkent
meeting are the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Special
Representative of the Organization for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto, the EU
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini,
as well as foreign ministers of China, Russia, the United States, the United
Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, India, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates.

It is expected that the forum
participants will convey their consolidated stance – at the regional and global
levels – on the need for the soonest start of direct talks between the Government
of Afghanistan and the Taliban Movement without any preconditions.

The conference is projected to
result in the adoption of Tashkent Declaration anticipated to reflect the
following key points:

First, the peace process ought to be
Afghan-led and Afghan-owned and in accordance with the provisions of
resolutions and decisions of the UN General Assembly and Security Council;

Second, the guaranteed integration
of the armed opposition into the political life of Afghanistan and its
recognition as a legitimate political force is instrumental in the success of
the peace process;

Third, the international community
strongly opposes all forms and manifestations of terrorism without any
distinction, and recognizes that the threats of transnational terrorism, drug
trafficking and organized crime are common challenges to stability and
sustainable development both for Afghanistan, the region and the world as a
whole.

The Tashkent Conference is to follow
the first meeting of the new format of cooperation, Central Asia + Afghanistan
(“C5 + 1”), designed to discuss specific areas of interaction between the
Central Asian nations and Afghanistan. The activity of this format will
contribute to Afghanistan’s successful integration into the system of trade,
economic and infrastructural relations with the states of Central Asia, the
effective implementation of projects and programs of regional scale.

Initiating to hold the Tashkent
Conference, Uzbekistan by no means intends to confine itself to arranging it as
a one-time event, but continue with vigorous efforts – both bilaterally and
multilaterally – to promote a peaceful political process in Afghanistan.

As President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s
foreign policy strategy finds its application, Uzbekistan is becoming a
proactive contributor to and constituent part of the political process for a
peaceful settlement to the Afghan conflict. Worth underscoring once again that
the principal role and responsibility in this process belongs with the Afghans
themselves, who must determine and build the future of their country.

The gracious goals set for the
Tashkent Conference, as well as the participation in it of all permanent
members of the UN Security Council, the SCO member states and the countries
neighboring Afghanistan, including the five Central Asian nations, have been
triggering a growing interest in the forum around the globe. A large group of
representatives of the world mass media is expected to arrive to partake in the
coverage of the event.

We express hope that the outcomes of
the international meeting in Uzbekistan’s capital city will come to be a vital
milestone in the stabilization of Afghanistan, in the delivery of prerequisites
for its sustainable development, enhancement of the Afghan people’s welfare and
the latter’s engagement in the constructive processes in the region and the
world in general. The success of the Tashkent forum should demonstrate the
ability of the region’s states to resolve common grave issues through joint
efforts by opening up extensive opportunities for peace and progress.

Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Uzbekistan

Meetings with the delegation of the Great National Assembly of the
Republic of Turkeyled by the chairman of the inter-parliamentary friendship
group "Turkey – Uzbekistan" of the parliament of Turkey, Haidar Ali
Yildiz were held at the Senate and the Legislative Chamber of the OliyMajlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Chairman of the Senate of the
OliyMajlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan N.Yuldoshev noted that active
development of the Uzbek-Turkish cooperation based on friendship and mutual
trust, strengthening inter-parliamentary ties contribute to further expansion
of relations between the two countries.

Expansion of partnership with the
Republic of Turkey in all areas of cooperation, including interaction between
parliaments, is one of the priorities of Uzbekistan's foreign policy. This
visit of the delegation of the Turkish Parliament became a practical result of
agreements reached during the state visit of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan ShavkatMirziyoyev to the Republic of Turkey in October 2017.

During the conversation with the
Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the OliyMajlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan N.Ismoilov, current state of relations between the legislative
bodies of the two countries, trade and economic, investment and
cultural-humanitarian cooperation, as well as prospects for their further
development and deepeningwere discussed.

The guests were informed about the
large-scale reforms being carried out in Uzbekistan.

During the meetings, Haydar Ali
Yildizemphasized the active development of relations between the legislative
bodies of the two countries, emphasized that such practical contacts will serve
further development of political, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian and
inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.

During the visit of the delegation
of the Turkish Parliament, the first joint meeting of the inter-parliamentary
group of the OliyMajlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation with the
Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey and the inter-parliamentary
friendship group "Turkey – Uzbekistan" of the Grand National Assembly
of the Republic of Turkey was held.

Following the negotiations,a plan of
practical measures ("roadmap") on further development of bilateral
cooperation for 2018 was signedbetween the two groups.

A business forum and cooperative
exchange with participation of representatives of business circles of
Uzbekistan and Turkeywere alsoheld within the framework of the visit of the
Turkish delegation. The events, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of Uzbekistan and the Senate of the OliyMajlis,were attended by the
heads of ministries and departments, companies of the two countries responsible
for such spheres as economy, investment, trade, industry, tourism, construction
industry, electrical engineering, agriculture, food, light, and textile
industry.

At the forum, business people of
Turkey got acquainted with prospects of investing in Uzbekistan, the potential
of the country in production and processing, textile and light industry,
tourism. A number of issues were discussed on implementation of new projects in
the field of harvesting, processing, storage and packaging of agricultural
products, construction of complexes specializing in exports, and the textile
industry.

On the same day, guests from Turkey
participated at the regular session of the International Press Club on
“Prospects for development of Uzbek-Turkish trade and economic cooperation”.

Participants of a seminar-briefing
in Tashkent deliberated on preparations for the international environmental
forum “Building up cooperation in environmental protection and sustainable
development in Central Asia”, due 5-8 June 2018 in the capital of Uzbekistan.

The workshop was attended by representatives of diplomatic missions,
international and financial organizations working in our country.

The event contributors noted that Uzbekistan supports the Sustainable
Development Goals of the United Nations and makes its own input into the global
environmental cause. The objectives of realizing the goals of sustainable
development are fully embodied in the Strategy of Actions along Five Priority
Areas for the Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021, adopted
at the initiative of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Today, special attention is paid in the country to reducing the negative
impact of wastes on the environment and public health. The introduction of an
integrated waste management system has been launched. A vivid example is a fully
functioning cluster of waste collection, recycling and processing in the
Bukhara region. The priority is given to the modernization of the environmental
monitoring system. Measures are being implemented to introduce mechanisms for
encouraging cleaner production, supporting ‘green’ entrepreneurship, promoting
environmentally friendly waste-free and low-waste technologies. Work is carried
out to conserve biological diversity, especially rare and endangered species of
animals and plants of international importance. In accordance with the decision
of the President of Uzbekistan, the development of the National Concept in the
field of environmental protection has now begun.

The implementation of these and other tasks requires the consolidation
of the efforts of all stakeholders not only at the national, but also at the
regional and international levels.

In this regard, the forthcoming forum in June in Tashkent aims to
strengthen the dialogue between all stakeholders on environmental issues and
the formation of joint actions for sustainable development of the region. The
goal is to create an effective platform for working out coordinated practical
measures aimed at solving regional problems by uniting all stakeholders,
including business and the scientific community.

The forum is expected to include the participation of leaders and
specialists of the state bodies for the protection of the environment, water
management in Central Asia, Europe and Asia, UN agencies, leading international
organizations and financial institutions, representatives of scientific and
public organizations.

“The CAMEP will enable countries to bring together positions, outline
real projects that actually solve problems,” said CAREC Executive Director
Iskandar Abdullayev. “Over the past year, cooperation in Central Asia has
significantly improved, for example, on water issues. The political will led to
the fact that we now consider water not as a matter of disagreement, but as an
object of cooperation, and this makes it possible to solve problems together.
It is also worth noting that, by restoring cooperation, we are increasing our
economic potential.”

I.Abdullayev also noted that CAREC has been working since 2001 and
operates in six countries of the Central Asian region, including Afghanistan.
The organization's activities cover five areas, including such important issues
as climate change, energy efficiency, water cooperation, environment and
health, education for sustainable development and environmental management.

The head of CAREC stressed that “environmental issues cannot be solved
within the borders of individual countries. We also are a center of knowledge,
which accumulates information on environmental protection that enters the
region. We work closely with public organizations and journalists to
disseminate information to the general public.”

The forthcoming forum will be organized by the government of Uzbekistan
and the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia. Its main thematic areas
are renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, integrated management of
solid domestic waste, biodiversity conservation and development of a network of
protected natural areas.

“Considering that the government of the country is initiating such a
major forum, this is a clear indication that the leadership of Uzbekistan
understands the importance of regional cooperation and pooling efforts in
addressing environmental issues. Realizing the importance of participation of
all the countries of Central Asia in the discussion of regional issues, the European
Union expresses interest in participating actively in the work of the forum,”
said Doniyor Kuchkarov, program manager at the Delegation of the European Union
in Uzbekistan. “To date, the EU has been financing a number of environmental
projects, both at the regional and national levels, including those aimed at
processing solid municipal waste, which is being discussed at a plenary session
of the forum. At this point, it is necessary to discuss in more detail in which
areas the EU could share its experience, and also to identify what other points
of contact exist for strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation.”

Within the framework of the forum, it is planned to hold plenary and
parallel panel meetings - each of the thematic areas will identify the most
pressing issues of common interest for all countries of Central Asia and
develop effective measures for their implementation.

A specialized exhibition of environmentally friendly technologies of
Uzbekistan will be held, which will unite the most famous manufacturers and
developers of ‘green’ technologies and equipment. Its main sections will be
special equipment for collection and transportation of solid domestic waste,
technologies for their sorting, processing and utilization, clean production
and consumption technologies, renewable energy technologies for agriculture and
housing, renewable energy for electricity and heat, and others.

The forum will bring together interested donor countries, international
organizations, financial institutions, and will create an opportunity for
Central Asian states to present the most relevant and priority projects for
sustainable development for discussion and joint implementation.

There will be a media tour for representatives of foreign media, in
which journalists will visit the dried-up bottom of the Aral Sea, as well as
the Gissar State Reserve in Kashkadarya region to get acquainted with the rich
fauna, flora and natural heritage of Uzbekistan.

“I think this forum is really an important initiative uniting all partners
who want to act, that is, not just talking about the environment and the need
to protect it, but taking concrete measures,” commented Helena Fraser, UN
Resident Coordinator, Permanent Representative of the United Nations
Development Program in Uzbekistan. “The briefing showed that the forum will
focus on actions that should bring about concrete results, establish
partnerships among parties concerned to address the very complex environmental
issues faced not only by Uzbekistan and Central Asia, but also, of course,
worldwide.”

From February 22 to March 5, Dubai hosted the Asian Junior and Cadet
Fencing Championships. Athletes of Uzbekistan won silver and bronze medals in
fencing contests.

About 2 thousand people are involved
in fencing, in Uzbekistan. In 2015, Tashkent hosted World Junior and Cadet
Fencing Championship at a high level.

In accordance with the resolution of
the President of Uzbekistan on training athletes of Uzbekistan for the XXXII
Summer Olympic and XVI Paralympic Games of 2020 in Tokyo, Japan, of March 9,
2017, the Fencing Federation of Uzbekistan is carrying out large-scale activity
on creating conditions for being engaged in this sport, enhancing skills of
athletes and trainers.

The Estonian coach Igor Chikinov is
attracted for training the national team of Uzbekistan.

The cadets of Uzbekistan, in group
contests on fencing, defeated the Jordanian team in the quarterfinals with a
score of 45:23, in the semifinals they defeated their peers from Kuwait with a
score of 45:44 and won silver medals of the Asian Championship.

The national team of Uzbekistan
consisted of Jaloliddin Dushamboyev, a student of Chirchik College of Olympic
Reserve, Sherzod Mamutov, a student of Karakalpak College of Agricultural and
Water Resources, Pazil Genjebayev, a student of the Secondary School No.2 of
the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Bobir Rasulov, a student of the school No.34 in
Tashkent.

Uzbekistan girl fencers defeated the
national team of Japan in the quarterfinals with a score of 45:43 and won
bronze medals of the Asian Championship.

The honor of Uzbekistan was defended
by Zaynab Dayibekova, a student of Nukus College of Olympic Reserve, Sevinch
Ismoilova, a student of Tashkent College of Arts, Shakhnoza Togaymurodova, a
student of Tashkent School No.300 and Sevila Khudoyberganova, a student of
Chirchik College of Olympic Reserve.

The athletes and coaches of
Uzbekistan, who achieved high results at the championship of the continent,
were awarded cars by the Fencing Federation of Uzbekistan.